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USS PICKING WORLD WAR II LOG January
17, 1944
Zone description plus ten:
Steaming
as before 0130 Changed base course to 270° T&G, 269° psc. 0305 Changed base course to 180° T&G, 174° psc. 0600 Had radar contact on Great Sitkin
Island, bearing 120° T. distant 25 miles. 0700 Changed course to 270° T&G, 269° psc. 0720 Left anti-submarine screen, took station in column
with U.S.S BADGER and U.S.S. LUCE. U.S.S. BADGER guide. Base Course
to 350° T&G, speed 10 knots, 94 r.p.m. 0930 Left formation to join U.S.S. SPROSTON, U.S.S. WICKES, and U.S.S WILLIAM D. PORTER. Took position in column astern of U.S.S. SPROSTON; U.S.S. WICKES, and U.S.S. PORTER astern of
0830 Underway in company with U.S.S. CHARLES
J. BADGER, and U.S.S. LUCE, from N.O.B. Pier, Sand Bay,
Great Sitkin Island, in accordance with ComDesRon 49 secret despatch 170900 of
January. Steaming various courses and speed while standing out of 1028 Joined Task Force 94. Took station in
destroyer anti-submarine screen 3000 yards ahead of cruiser column of U.S.S.
1039 Set base course OOO° T&G, 346° psc.,
Speed 15 knots. 1100 Commenced zigzagging according to plan. 1115 Ceased zigzagging. Formed in anti-aircraft
screening disposition. 1135 Formed in anti-submarine screen 3000 yards
ahead of cruiser column. 1150 Changed base course to 180° T&G 176°
psc. 1218 Commenced zigzagging according to plan. 1246 Ceased zigzagging. Commenced steaming various
courses and speeds while standing through 1428 Moored port side to N.0.B. Pier, Sand
Bay, Great Sitkin Island, Alaska
. Various units of U.S. Fleet present in harbor, S.O.P.A. is CTF 94 in U.S.S.
RICHMOND. January
18, 1944
Zone description plus ten: Moored
as before. 0030 Underway in company with U. S. S. CHARLED
J. BADGER from N.0.B. Pier, Sand Bay, Alaska in accordance with ComNorPac
secret despatch 180723 Of January. Steaming various courses and speeds while
standing out of 0150 Set base course to 270° T&G, 268° psc.,
speed 15 knots. 0209
Changed speed to 25 knots. 0600 Changed base course to 210° T&G, 205°
psc. Had radar contact on 0800 Commenced steaming various courses and speeds
while carrying out search for lost aviators south of Rat Islands, Alaska. 1938 Set base course 067° T&G, O6O psc.,
speed 10 knots. 2000 Position Latitude 49° 49’N. Longitude 174°
l4’E. Commenced firing starshells hourly to aid in search. 2200
Commenced zigzagging according to plan. January
19, 1944
Zone description plus ten: Steaming
as before. 0420 Ceased zigzagging. Changed speed to 18 knots.
Ceased firing starshells having expended eight rounds 5”/38 Illuminating
ammunition. 0736
Changed base course to 245° T&G, 245°
psc. 0800 Position Latitude 49° 32’N. Longitude 174°
26’E. 0912 Changed base course to 067° T&G, 060°
psc. Changed speed to 15 knots. 0915 Fired one round 5”/38 Illuminating
ammunition. 1200 Position Latitude 49° 48’N. Longitude 175°
06’E. 1417- Fired burst practice, expended seven rounds 5”/38
AA-Common and 32 1515 rounds 40mm AA ammunition. 2000 Position Latitude 50° 19°N. Longitude 177°
21’E. 2113
Changed speed
to 20 knots. 2200 Changed base course to 061° T&G, 049°psc. 2227
Fired one round 5/38 Illuminating
ammunition to investigate reported light. Results negative. January
20, 1944
Zone description plus ten:
Steaming as before. 0200
Changed
base course to 000° T&G, 347° psc. 0330
Changed
base course to 050° T&G, 036° psc. 0600
Changed
base course to 090° T&G, 080° psc. 0800
Position
Latitude 52° 06’N. Longitude 178° 02W. 0845 Sighted Kanaga Island, bearing 1700 T.,
distant 15 miles. 1020
Changed
course to 117° T&G, 109° psc. 1030
Sighted Task Force 94 in sortie from 1050
Joined Task Force 94. Took station in anti-submarine screen 5000 yards
ahead of cruiser column of U.S.S.
and U.S.S. 1200
Position Latitude 52° 20'N. Longitude 176° 23.5W. 1245
Ceased zigzagging. Commenced steaming various courses and speeds while
carrying out exercises. 1346
Took position in battle disposition while cruisers fired Day Battle
Practice at towed target. PICKING with DesDiv 97 in van destroyer
group. 1510
Simulated division torpedo attack. 1730
Took station in anti-submarine screen ahead of cruiser column. Ran
course 000° T&G, 347° psc. Speed 25 knots, zigzagging according to plan. 1800
Ceased zigzagging. 2000
Position Latitude 54° 27’N. Longitude 176° 08W. Changed base course
to 210° T&G, 210 psc. January
21, 1944
Zone description plus ten: Steaming
as before. 0200
Changed base course to 165° T&G, 147° psc. 0225
Changed base course to 120° T&G, 112° psc. 0500
Took station in battle disposition. Task force column. PICKING guide. 0545
Changed base course to l600 T&G, 161° psc. Commenced approach to 0650
Commenced steaming various courses and speeds while firing exercise.
Base fire course 160° T&G, l6l° psc. 0652-
Fired shore bombardment exercise expended 24 rounds 5/38 AA Common 0753
and six rounds 5/38 Illuminating ammunition. 0815
Took station in anti-submarine screen 3000 yds. ahead of cruiser
column. U.S.S. RICHMOND guide. 0934
Moored to anchorage buoy #1, Sweepers Cove, ComNorPacFor. 0945-
U.S.S. LUCE,U.S.S. CHARLES J. BADGER, U.S.S. SPROSTON moored 1030
alongside to port in that order. January
22, 1944
Zone
description plus ten: Steaming
as before. January
23, 1944
Zone
description plus ten:
Steaming as before. January
24, 1944
Zone
description plus ten:
Moored as before. 0902 Underway
from anchorage buoy #1, Sweeper Cove,
dispatch 140009 of January, 1944. Steaming various courses and speeds
while standing out of Sweeper Cove and into 0920
Took
station in anti-submarine screen 5000 yds. ahead of cruiser column of U.S.S.
0959 Set base course to 350° T&G, 338
psc. Speed 15 knots. 1015 Commenced zigzagging according to plan.
1047 Ceased zigzagging. Changed base course
to 340° T&G, 327° psc. Took position in Task Force column. 1110- Fired machine gun practice at towed sleeve,
expending 258 rounds40mm, 1155 812 rounds 20mm ammunition. 1200 Position Latitude 52°25’ N, Longitude l76°52’
W. 1220 Changed base course to 015° T&G, 003° psc. Took position in anti-submarine 5000 yds. ahead of cruiser column. 1332 Commenced zigzagging according to plan. 1457- Steaming various courses and speeds while
carrying out exercises. 1600 1600 Resumed position in anti-submarine
screen, set base course 275° T&G, 271°
psc. Speed 16 knots. 1606 Commenced zigzagging according to plan. 1845 Ceases zigzagging. Steaming various
courses and speeds while carrying out night torpedo attack exercises. 2000 Position Latitude 52°l6‘ N,
Longitude 179°04‘ W. 2145 Resumed station in anti-submarine
screen ahead of cruiser column. Base course 275° T&G, 271° psc. Speed 16
knots
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